[DCRM-L] French printing term

[Hanusek, Denise]

Thanks, Bob.  This is so helpful.

Denise Marie Hanusek, Th.D.
Pitts Theology Library
Emory University
505 Kilgo Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322
phone: 404-727-1220
e-mail: dhanuse at emory.edu

"The truth will make you free." (John 8:32b)
"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken."
(Oliver Cromwell)
"When sleeping women wake, mountains move." Chinese proverb

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 5:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] French printing term

"Iouxte la copie imprimée ... " as in "Iouxte la copie imprimée a Bruxelle" usually means the book or pamphlet is a reprint of a copy printed somewhere else. The sense is "according to". Often-in fact, in my experience, usually-that's all the book says so unless it's famous you may be at a loss to divine exactly where it was published and by whom, unfortunately. We have a substantial collection of 16th and 17th century French pamphlets and this comes up quite regularly. I usually assume the year is the actual year of publication of the book in hand, but the place name (and the name of the printer if it appears in the phrase) is that of the original.

This isn't connected with fictitious imprints. The phrase refers to where the original that's being copied was printed.

Bob

Robert L. Maxwell
Head, Special Collections and Metadata Catalog Dept.
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Hanusek, Denise
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:23 PM
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] French printing term

Hello,

            I am hoping that someone on the list can help me with an unfamiliar printing term that I have come across recently.  I am cataloging a 17th century rare book printed (I believe) in Utrecht in French.  Just above the imprint it says "Iouxte l'Imprime." And then "a Utrecht. M.DC.LXXIII."

            I have "Googled" iouxte and it seems to have different possibilities for meaning.  It might mean "according to," also "adjoining or contiguous to."  But then, does that mean, if this book is printed "according to" the printing from Utrecht, has this book has actually been printed somewhere else?  Utrecht is the only city on the t.p.  Iouxte seems also to be connected with fictitious imprints.

            Any light that anyone could shed on the matter would be much appreciated.  Thanks.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Denise

Denise Marie Hanusek, Th.D.
Pitts Theology Library
Emory University
505 Kilgo Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322
phone: 404-727-1220
e-mail: dhanuse at emory.edu

"The truth will make you free." (John 8:32b)
"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken."
(Oliver Cromwell)
"When sleeping women wake, mountains move." Chinese proverb


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